Work Capacity and Longer Working Lives in Belgium

No 9032, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We explore the link between health indicators and employment rates of the population aged 55 or more. Our focus lies on work capacity as a key determinant of employment. Using cohort mortality information as a proxy for overall health outcomes, we establish a substantial untapped work capacity in the population 55+. Similar results are obtained when relying on individual-level objective and subjective health and socioeconomic parameters as predictors.

Keywords: work capacity; retirement; employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J14 J21 J26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2015-04
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-age, nep-dem, nep-eur and nep-lab
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Published - published in: D. A. Wise (ed.); Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Capacity to Work at Older Ages, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017, 5-58

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Chapter: Work Capacity and Longer Working Lives in Belgium (2017)
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